tues jan 29
Today we went over the course outline, sorted ourselves into groups, went over some important safety information and toured through the Hydroponics Room.
wednesday jan 30
Today we went over the History of Hydroponics and started on our first assignment. We also went over how each of the systems work.
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Thursday feb 1
Today we went over Hydroponics in the classroom, picked our systems and had some time to work on the first assignment.
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monday feb 5
Today we started cleaning the hydroponics room and the hydroponic systems. The students also created diagrams of their systems with what plants where.
Wednesday feb 7
Today we ran Hydrogen Peroxide through each system to ensure that it was clean and that all debris was removed. We also started our seeds in a germination station at the back of the room.
Thursday feb 8
Today we watched a few hydroponic videos and completed an accompanying assignment. Our introductory assignment was also due today. Please follow the link for the videos
"Hydroponics Gardening" "Underground Farming" "The Treehouse, Greenhouse and Lighthouse"
https://pvsmoodle.sd83.bc.ca/course/view.php?id=21
"Hydroponics Gardening" "Underground Farming" "The Treehouse, Greenhouse and Lighthouse"
https://pvsmoodle.sd83.bc.ca/course/view.php?id=21
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wednesday feb 14
Today we completed our final clean of the systems and start the nutrient water in each of the systems.
thursday feb 15
We were able to transplant a few of the group's plants into their systems.
monday feb 19
Today we covered an introduction to plant biology. We also went into the hydro room to top up each running system with pH neutral water. Groups were able to transplant a few more seedlings into their systems.
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wednesday feb 21
Today we began a poster assignment. The goal of this assignment is to accurate show how each system station works through a well constructed diagram. This project will be due March 7th and will be displayed in the hydroponics room near the respective systems. We also transplanted a few seedlings over and some teams had to complete their first water change.
thursday feb 22
Today we did some problem solving in the Hydro room as each system presented some challenges. We had two systems overflow and another that seemed to be killing the plants. We worked towards getting each system functioning properly and prepared to run over the three day weekend.
monday feb 26
Today we unplugged and rebooted two of the systems as they appeared to be malfunctioning. The students were able to get both functioning properly and set them back up. We also planted a few more seeds and trimmed back some of the plants. We then moved back into the classroom and were able to cover leaf anatomy. Remember that the poster project is due on Thursday.
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wednesday feb 28
Today we completed water changes for systems that needed it, planted a few back up seeds and reset a few systems. We also started a graphing project with our seedlings. Each team measured their seedlings and entered the results into a journal. We will track the growth of the plants until spring break. Before we leave for break, we will graph the data. Remember that poster projects are due tomorrow!